RIVERBEND POST ACUTE REHABILITATION

Continuing care retirement community · Wyandotte · KS · For profit - Corporation · THE ENSIGN GROUP chain · 131 certified beds · CCN 175298 · BIG BLUE HEALTHCARE LLC


RIVERBEND POST ACUTE REHABILITATION operates 131 certified beds in KANSAS CITY, Kansas. Its Medicare and Medicaid certification dates to 1994-07-01. It averages 117.8 residents a day.

What harm was found in the violations cited at RIVERBEND POST ACUTE REHABILITATION?

CMS lists 44 health-inspection deficiencies for RIVERBEND POST ACUTE REHABILITATION, all of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is J; the most recent health inspection was 2026-05-07.

Survey dateTagDeficiencySeverity
2026-05-07F0584, F0880Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.E
2026-05-07F0554, F0578, F0600, F0676, F0677, F0679, F0689, F0761, F0919, F0921Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. / Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. / Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. / Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. / Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.D
2025-11-19F0558, F0689Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.E
2025-11-19F0554, F0561, F0628, F0656, F0677, F0686, F0699, F0757, F0849Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. / Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. / Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. / Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.D
2025-05-21F0628, F0761, F0880Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. / Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.E
2025-05-21F0657, F0677, F0744, F0757, F0760Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.D
2025-01-23F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.E
2025-01-23F0550, F0558, F0580, F0686, F0688, F0695, F0700, F0712, F0744, F0880Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. / Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail. / Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits. / Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.D
2024-06-04F0600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.J
2024-03-11F0684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.D

Why was RIVERBEND POST ACUTE REHABILITATION fined 2 times?

DateTypeAmount
2025-05-21Fine$19,503
2024-06-04Fine$64,520

Has RIVERBEND POST ACUTE REHABILITATION had payment denied by Medicare?

Payment denial startLength in days
2025-06-1112

How is RIVERBEND POST ACUTE REHABILITATION staffed relative to the KS average?

MeasureThis facilityKS average
Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day3.530814.06686
Total nursing staff turnover (%)35.548.1
Average number of residents per day117.850.5

Who owns RIVERBEND POST ACUTE REHABILITATION, and what chain is it in?

RIVERBEND POST ACUTE REHABILITATION is registered with CMS as For profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name BIG BLUE HEALTHCARE LLC and belongs to the THE ENSIGN GROUP chain.

RoleOwnerAssociation date
DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTERESTGATEWAY HEALTHCARE LLCsince 03/09/2016
INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTERESTTHE ENSIGN GROUP INCsince 03/09/2016
MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODYGEHA, CHRISTOPHER, JORGENSEN, DAVID, KEETCH, CHAD, SCHULTE, CORYsince 03/01/2011
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLPEL VIP MEDICAL STAFFING, BURNAM, SOON, GEHA, CHRISTOPHER, SCHULTE, CORYsince 03/09/2016
INDIVIDUAL IS AN OWNER, PARTNER OR TRUSTEE OF ANY ADP OF THE SNFPORT, BARRYsince 07/03/2025
ADP OF THE SNFENSIGN SERVICES, INC., LITTLE BLUE HEALTH HOLDINGS LLC, STANDARD BEARER HEALTHCARE OP, LP, THE ENSIGN GROUP INC, GEHA, CHRISTOPHER, SCHULTE, CORYsince 03/09/2016

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